Metacomic
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Metacomic is a metafictional comics style in which the characters realize that they are living in a comic. In a metacomic, the characters are able to take advantage of the comic's structure to progress in the storyline. In brief, metacomic is a comic about a comic.
Elements[]
- Using the comic structure as an advantage (making the characters travel across comic panels, interact with speech balloons and other panels, or using the characters' speech as a "real", solid object).
- Drawing the author themselves into the comic to act as a character and interact with other characters.
- Using direct help from the author (the author's "hand" might appear to the comic and draw a helpful object, delete enemies with an eraser, or touch/move the characters).
Examples[]
- Krazy Kat by George Herriman
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- Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud
- Opus by Satoshi Kon
- Deadpool in Marvel Comics
- The author of and characters from the webcomic Sinfest
- The creators of the graphic novel Logicomix
- Imbattable by Pascal Jousselin
- Gwenpool in Marvel Comics
Categories:
- Comics genres
- Comics stubs